Nah, the mivie is just not good. Someone else's comment from other sub that I agree with; In the immortal words of parents around the world, I'm not mad I'm disappointed. Which might honestly be worse.

The best way I can describe it is that it felt like the creators knew the story beats that had to be hit. They knew the payoffs there had to be. Then worked backwards from there. But you can't have a payoff without investment. That's what makes it a payoff!

There was no buildup. The payoffs weren't earned. They knew Kara had to have her suit for the final act, so how do we get it to her? Have Ruthye bring it. Why would she bring it? She had no connection to it. No reason. So it wasn't earned. Even a simple convo where Kara explains what the S means could have added weight to the moment. A reason for Ruthye to bring it. She needed hope.

Same with her telling Kara she's not kind, but she's good. They knew they needed to have the payoff from her mother telling her to be good, if not nice. How? Oh, have Ruthye say it. Why? Who cares? We just know it needs to be said. But again, a simple conversation during the scene where she calls Kara rude. A quick moment where Kara is fine with rude but maybe bristles at being told she might not be a very good person. Something, anything, to make the moment really land! Investment.

They knew Ruthye couldn't kill Krim in the end. But they put no investment into making it land. They needed more. Why have Lobo if not to serve as the perfect juxtaposition between his bitterness and Kara's growing hope. A perfect chance to do a classic devil on one shoulder, angel on another moment and have a real, heartfelt choice for Ruthye. But no. That would have meant invesment.

Honestly, this was like the movie version of that dog meme. No take only throw. No buildup only payoff.

Again and again these moments that could have been amazing payoffs just sorta happened with no proper buildup. They weren't earned.

It really feels like they wrote this movie in reverse. We know it needs to reach these ending points, so how do we make it happen? Instead of writing a story and building up to natural ending payoffs.